diff --git a/templates/templates.go b/templates/templates.go
index dd575fca..745e3571 100644
--- a/templates/templates.go
+++ b/templates/templates.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type Template struct {
 	TemplatePath string       `json:"template"`
 	Path         string       `json:"path"`
 	Comment      string       `json:"comment"`
-	RequiredData []string     `json:"requires"`
+	RequiredData []string     `json:"requires,omitempty"`
 	Content      []byte       `json:"-"`
 }